Panel on Constitutional Affairs

Meeting on Monday, 17 December 2007, at 2:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Revised Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting
(2:30 pm - 2:31 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)589/07-08
(to follow)

-Minutes of meeting on 15 October 2007

II.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(2:31 pm - 2:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)592/07-08(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)592/07-08(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(2)592/07-08(03)
(attached)

-Letter dated 26 November 2007 from Hon Emily LAU on "Arrangements for the District Council elections on 18 November 2007"

*III.Two Reports on constitutional development of Hong Kong
(2:32 pm - 4:15 pm)

(issued to all Hon Members on 12 December 2007)

-Report by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the Public Consultation on Constitutional Development and on whether there is a need to amend the methods for selecting the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and for forming the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2012

-Report on Public Consultation on Green Paper on Constitutional Development

-Statement by the Chief Secretary for Administration on two Reports on constitutional development of Hong Kong at the Council meeting on 12 December 2007

LC Paper No. CB(2)592/07-08(04)
(attached)

-Press releases relating to the two Reports on constitutional development of Hong Kong issued on 12 December 2007

*IV.Counting arrangements for the 2008 Legislative Council election
(4:15 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)592/07-08(05)
(attached)

-Background Brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat on "Vote counting arrangements for elections"

LC Paper No. CB(2)592/07-08(06)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on "Arrangements for the Counting of Votes for the 2008 Legislative Council Election"

V.System of declaration of investments and interests by Principal Officials under the Accountability System
(4:40 pm - 5:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)592/07-08(07)
(attached)

-Extract from the draft minutes of meeting on 25 July 2007

IN02/07-08
(attached)

-Information Note on "Registration and disclosure of the occupation of the spouses of principal officials in selected places" prepared by the Research and Library Services Division

LC Paper No. CB(2)592/07-08(08)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on "System of Declaration of Investments and Interests by Principal Officials under the Accountability System"

VI.Any other business
(5:25 pm - 5:30 pm)

* All Hon LegCo Members are invited to attend the meeting for discussion of agenda items III and IV

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 December 2007